Carolina Santiago

Carolina Santiago (born 31 August 2006) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Sporting CP.

Club career

Santiago joined Sporting CP's youth program in 2020/21. On 6 August 2024, she joined Valadares Gaia on a season-long loan. She scored 12 goals in 29 games while on loan with the Porto area club.

On 2 October 2025, after scoring five goals in four games to start the season, Santiago agreed a new contract with Sporting until 2029.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 3 March 2026 Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, Vizela, Portugal 2–0 2–0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2. 7 March 2026 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal 2–0 4–0 3. 18 April 2026 Futbal Tatran Arena, Prešov, Slovakia 2–1 2–1 4. 5 June 2026 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal 1–0 5–0